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International visitors, potential leaders in their countries, visit Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at UK

The Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at the University of Kentucky hosted eight visitors from Algeria, Ukraine, Egypt, Cambodia, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Malaysia as part of a three-program focused on health care among marginalized populations, including rural residents.…

RHIhub: NEW Rural Data Visualizations

New from the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub): Rural Data Visualizations including a Chart Gallery that includes state-specific charts and an interactive Data Explorer map with county-specific data that can be printed. Find data from federal and other publicly available sources in a variety of formats—all in one place!…

Rural family physicians who work in patient-centered medical homes generally provide more services and procedures than those in non-PCMH practices, according to a recent study at the University of Kentucky…

Investigating the Scope of Practice for Rural Vs. Urban Family Physicians

Substance Abuse About as Common in Rural Areas as Urban

In some ways, substance abuse is worse in urban areas, but rural drug users are less likely to get treatment, according to two studies recently released by the Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at the University of Kentucky…

Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice

Study Looks at States' Ambulance Use to Guide Policy; Many Areas Run Short of Paramedics, EMTs

Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia were the top five states in the use of ambulances in 2012-14, with Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah at the bottom of the list, according to a study...…